ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST (CBS13) — Firefighters say high winds are complicating the battle against a wildfire burning in the Eldorado National Forest on Tuesday.
The Union Incident north of Union Valley Reservoir is estimated at 20 acres. Firefighters are responding, but high winds have made access difficult. https://t.co/cbMfreD2yR pic.twitter.com/hhuWtcCrfj
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The fires is burning north of the Union Valley Reservoir.
About 20 acres have burned so far, according to the US Forest Service.
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The Union incident is one of at least two fires burning in the Eldorado National Forest on Tuesday. The other fire is burning off of Mormon Emigrant Trail and has been dubbed the Cold Fire.
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Exactly what started the fires is unknown at this point.
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